Process and device for recording set-up lines on machines for casting and setting movable type



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To all whom concern. The present invention is adapted to rem- 1 3e it known that I, FRANZ Somumsn, edy these inconveniences. It allows of recitizen of the Republic of Czechoslovakia, cording. the lines without use of paper' residin at Tournon Ardeche, France, enstrips, con uently inan economicalm'am;

5 gineer, ave invented Processes and Devices ner, and of zlf for Recording Set-Up Lines on Machines ing on the same machine and by the same for Casting and Setting Movable Type, of erson, so that supplementary expenses are which the following is afull, clear, and one away with and asaving of labour is exact description. realized. Y

0 In machines for casting and setting mov- Besides, the lines being cast in propor- 0 able type, it is necessary to know what tion as they are-recorded, that is to saywith must be the thickness of the spaces before the beginning of the article, it is possible the type. and spaces composing a line are 'in or out cases to begin the correction becast. It is therefore. indispensable, before' fore'te article is entirely composed.

casting to com ose the line entire] to add The device allowing to obtam these ad- 65 the w1 th of t e letters and to etermine vantages essentially com rises a'drum interthe width of the spaces, according to the nally carrying series of awls to which a" number of spaces contained in this line and determined position may e given by means according to the importance of the margin of the keyboard. By de ressing a key in to be filled. the keyboard of the machine, two of these 70 For obtaining this result on certain magawls are put in operative position. The chines, the composition is recorded on a rum immediately rotates to the extent of strip of special paper by perforating it and .one division and presents a second series of indicating at the end of each'line by sepa pawls in front of the keyboard; the depresrate perforations the value of the spaces, sion of another key acts on two correspond- 76 which is mechanically determined by an aping pawls of the second series; the drum paratus adding the values of the letters. moves round and so on until an entire line This strip of paper can only be used for is thus recorded. The end of the line is a single com osition and the amount of then indicated by depressing a specialkey paper used daily is considerable; moreover, and the secondline is recorded. The suc- 90 the casting of the composition can only be cessive rotary movements of the drum bring efi'ected b beginning with the end of the the first pawls placed in operative position article. 11 fact, this 'end must first be pre-- in front of a series of control levers consented in the casting machine, so that, at nected to the casting mechanism and by each line, the mould may be adjustably acting on the said levers. determine the olpened to an extent suitable to the width of stoppage of the matrix with the required t e spaces of the line under consideration. letter in front of the mould, the castin This method has for disadvantage that the and the discharge of the type. From this correction of the composition can only be--moment upon each depression of a key of 40 effected after the'com osition h'as'been rethe keyoard, the corres ending letter is corded on the strip and after the article has recorded on the drum an at the same time been entirely cast in the casting machine, a letter of the first line, reviously recorded, thus resulting 1n a delay prejudicious in is cast and ushed in t e composing-suck. ur nt cases. The pawl 11ft b the key indicating the 5 oreover, for the same reason as the end of the line t en determines the 1ntroectly ass m the duction of the cast and set up line in the eyboard to the castin mac e, a person galley. In this manner, the casting of the i is necessary for recor ing the composition type is efiected in proportion to thedepreson the paper strip and another for supersions of keys the types of a line being cast 60 intending the casting machine. 1 during the time the next hne is recorded. 1

ecting the recording and cast- 55 board and it 'is only at on the mechanism causing the drum 1ov rotate.

At each depression of a key, the keyboard acts on the counter which moves at the same time a visible index indicating the length of the line recorded. Near the end of the line, this index acts on an alarm bell so that the operator may terminate his line.

The thickness of the spaces for each recorded line is determined by the counter b means of a dividing device combined wit 1 the same. Each s ace is counted on the counter for its minimum thickness. At the end of the recorded line, the remainin mar- 'n to be spaced is automatically divi ed by t is dividing device according to the number of the spaces and the result is transmitted to the adjusting device of the mould for the spaces. Thus the mould receives in addition to its minimum opening, a su plementary opening movement correspon mg to the result of the division of the margin byl the number of spaces, this giving to eac space the exact width and allowing to obtain exactly justified lines.

This process and devices are applicable to anymachine for casting and setting and they are described hereafter by we of example as ap lied to a machine ca led La Rototype f d-rming the subject-matter of United States Patents Nos. 1,042,285 and 1,195,742.

The invention is illustrated, but by way of example only, in the accompanying drawingrin which:

1g. 1 1s a front view of a Rototype machine provided with the new devices for recording and justification.

Fig. 2 is a partial view of the left-hand side of the machine, with a diagrammatic view of the space recording device.

Fig. 3 is a-partial view of the right-hand side of the machine.

Fig. 4 is a detail view of the recording pawls.

Fi 5 is a vertical section of the keyboard, the ividing device being shown in side view.

6 shows the keyboard, counter, dividin evice, galley and recording drum.

ig. 7 illustrates details of t e clutch producing the rotary movement of the drum.

Fig. 8 is a plan view of the counter.

Fig. 9 shows the details of the device for stoppin the c linder of the counter through the me ium oi the keyboard.

ide rollers 3 on which his drum 4 internally carries a number of pawls 5, Fi 3, 4 and 6, separated from each other dy washers '6, Figs. 3 and 4, and regularly istributed on the entire inner circumference in series is equal to the maximum number of letters that the longest line composed by the machine can contain and the number of pawls in each series is determined by the number of the combinations necessary for obtaining the 120 positions of the matrices in front of the mould iving 120 letters. In the example of the rawing, the drum carries 220 series each of twenty-seven pawls.

The pawls 5 and washers 6 are threaded on axes 7 secured between the side walls of the drum 4 by screws 8 (Fig. 3) the heads of which projecting outside serve as driving means. These screws replace a toothed crown or any other driving means for determining the rotary movement of the drum on its ide rollers 3. The pawls 5 can rotate a out the axes 7 but their movement is limited by a second axis 9 (Fig. 4) carried by the side walls of the drums so as to give to the pawls 5' two determined positions: one, 1, position of rest, in which the pawls do not extend beyond the inner edge of the two crowns forming the drum, and the other, II, operative position, given by the de ression of a ke in the keyboard and in which the points 0 the pawls extend beyond the edge to a certain extent and can act on the levers 62 and 63 for inau ing the casting, Fi 6. In order t at a pawl 5 may keep t e position given to it, these pawls are each provided with a piston 5", pushed by a spring 5* against the axis 7 which is provided throughout its length with two grooves 7 and 7" in which the iston 5 can fit.

T e keyboard is that described in the United States Patent No. 1,195,742 with the difference that it is secured through a. support 10, Fig. 2, on the front of the machine instead of being arranged at its right hand side. By pressing on a key, a transverse bar 11 of the eyboard (Fi 5) is lifted and moved forward, this ar 11 actin through two projections on two lon 'tudina bars 12 and ifting them also. T e transverse bar 11 acts at the same time on a longitudinal shutter 13 carrying at its left-hand end a pawl 14. This awl serves as a hearing for a lever 15 sub ected to the action of a spring 16, Figs. 1 and 5. The lever 15 is ratmachine 1 is secured a support 2,

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secured on the extension of" atransverse shutter 17 which nal bars '12. v

-When' a he of the keyboard is de ressed, two of the ars 12 are slightly lifted as above stated and extend beyond the others. They are thus presented with their notches 12' in front of the shutter 17 (Fig; 6).' At the same time the shutter 17, is pushed forward by the bar 11; the pawl 14 is withdrawn, the lever 15 has no longer a bearing and, pulled by the spring 16 causes the rotation of the shutter 17 which engages with the two bars 12 and pro'ects them against the pawls 5 (Figs. 1 and 6 This movement takes place from ri ht to left with an u ward inclination 0 45 relatively to tie horizontal and the bars 12 thus lifted come in engagement, below the point, with two of the pawlswhich, in this portion of the drum, are in the position of rest. The awl thus engaged by the bars 12 take position II (Figs. 4 and 6) that is to saythe operative position.

The longitudinal bars 12 might quite well be lifted to the requiredv height directly-by the action of the finger on the key for reaching the two pawls 5 effort to be exerted would be too great and the keyboard wouldbecome too stiff. The lon itudinal shutter 13, pawl 14, lever 15 an its s ring 16 as well as the transverse shutter 1 serve therefore only to ease the keys of the keyboard and to render the work on the key oard less tiring.

After each depression of a key of the keyboard, the drum 4 rotates to the extent of one division for presenting a new series of pawls 5 opposite the bars 12; the two pawls 5 placed in operative osition represent each time the letter marked on the depressed key and thus the letter is recorded on the drum and owing .to the advance of the latter each letter, one after the other, is recorded on the said drum up to the end of the line.

By the term a vance of the drum, must be understood its rotary movement about its center. Considering this drum has no axis at the center, this movement takes place in the direction of the arrow between the guideroller 3.

The advance of the drum does not directly take place through the action of the keyboard. The keyboard first acts on the counter which registers the width of the letter depressed on the keyboard, and it is only at the beginning of its movement that this counter acts on the device determining the rotation of the drum. Therefore, i the letter has not been recorded on the counter, the drum does not rotate; thus by this indirect action on the device for rotating the drum, guaranty is obtained that the cast line 'of type will have exactly the same length as the line recorded on the counter, as no passes above the longitudiof the drum 4, but the.

letter can be recorded on the drum with-out bein recorded on the counter and reversely. T a counter 18 (Figs. 1 and 6') is secured on the keyboard 19 and receives the necesratus comprises thirteen levers 22 and each a of them is provided with a flat spring 22" which tends to lift it and to bring its free end in the path of a cylinder24. This cylinder .24 is com osed of thirteen discseach of which is notch 24*. ese notches are is laced one thirteenth of the circumference, us allowing to stop the cylinder b means of the levers 22 in thirteen diifzrent positions. The axis-25 carryi'n the cylinder 24 sup ports at the left-ban end a disc 26 of tempered steel the outer edge of which is ivided in thirteen parts forming as man projections of different thicknesses. Eac thickness is equal to the difference of the width of the letters placed on one of the thirteen matrices composing the matrix block (see Patent No. 1,042,285) and a fixed measure which in the rese'nt case of 7 millimeters (Figs. 6 and 8).

At the other end of the axis 25 is'secured a pinion 27 actuated through the medium of pinions 28 and 29 secured on the axis 30 and actuated by a pinion 32, rigid with a pulley 31. The axis 30 is arranged in a tube 30 rovided with a ball joint and held in ames 33 and 33 so that it can be lowered on the side of the pinion 28 until the said pinion gets out of'gear with the pinion 27. At the moment the end'of the lever 22 enters into one of the notches 24' ofthe drum 24, the other end of the lever 22 presses against a shutter 34 which acts on the clutch pawl 35 of the mechanism of the counter, Figs. 8 and 9. This pawl 34 by rising releases a movable key 36 (Figs. 12 and 13) which enters into a notch 37 provided in a ring 37 ri idly secured on a shaft 38 and rotating toget er with the pulley 31. This movable key 36 is arranged in a cam 39 loosely mounted on the shaft 38; by entering into the ring 37, itconnects these two members together and causes the cam 39 to make one revolution on its shaftr38. After a revolution of the cam 39, the movable key 36 is pushed back in the cam 39 by the pawl 35 and the cam stops. It makes only one revolution for each throwing into gear and rovidedon its peri herywith a '(Figs. 8 and 3).

, out acting on the pinion 27 and through the medium of the cylinder 24 on the lever 22. Therefore, the lever 22 can be easily pushed back in its original position by the shutter 34, it can release the cylinder 24 and be stopped again by the bolt 23 in its position of rest out of the notches of the drum 24, Fig. 9. The setting back of the lever 22 in its primitive position is eifected through the medium of a lever 41 secured on the axis of the shutter 34, Fig. 8. After the cam 39 has been put in engagement, a boss 39 of the cam shown in Fig. 7 raises the lever 41, Fig. 8, which moves back the shutter 34 to its original position as well as the lever 22.

Knowing now how the'counter is actuated by the keyboard, it will be easy to understand the mechanism for rotating the drum 4. The cam 39 of the counter 18 is provided on the left-hand side of its 0 lindrlcal body with a recess forming a hal -circle in cross section, in which is fitted a roller 42 secured to one end of the lever 43 (Figs. 7 and 8). As soon as the cam 39 has been thrown in engagement by the action of the keyboard and begins its movements, .the roller 42 moves out of the recess of the cam and the lever 43 by rocking acts through a link 44 on the clutch pawl 45 of the drum actuating apparatus secured to the right of-the keyboard (Figs. 7 and 8). This apparatus is composed of a support having double uprights 46 between which is arranged a grooved pulley 47 rigidly mounted on an axis 48 and receives its movement from the shaft 58 of the machine. Outside the support 46 is rigidly mounted on the same shaft 48 a coupling ring 51 provided with notches for a movable key 49 fitted in a cam 50. The cam 50 is secured on a shaft 53 in alignment with the shaft 43 and carried by an outer support 54. On the other end of the shaft 53 is secured 'a worm 52 gearing with a toothed wheel 55 ri idly mounted on a shaft 54 carrying a sproc ct wheel 57 (Figs. 1, 3 and 8).

When the link 44 presses on the end of the pawl 45, the opposite side rises and releases the movable key 49 fitted in the cam 50 and pushed by a spring against the coupling ring 51. This key engages with a notch of the said ring and drives the cam in the rotary movement and with it the worm 52 During this time, the movement of the cam 39 of the counter 18 terminates and the roller 42 enters a in in the recess of the cam 39 and releases, t rough its end coupled to the link 44, the pawl 45 which comes in the path of the movable key 49, pushes it back through its incline within the cam 50 and thus disengagcs the latter from the ring 51. The cam 50 stops and the ring 51 continues to rotate.

The rotation of the drum can also be obtained without the help of the keyboard or of the counter, by means of an operating lever 152 (Figs. 5 and 7) which, w en, it is raised, lowers the rod 44 and produces the throwing into ar. 1

The worm 52 y making a revolution with the cam 50 causes the pinion 55 to rotate the extent of one tooth; this rotation is transmitted through a chain 55 (Figs. 1 and 3) to a pinion 59 secured on a shaft 60 which carries on its end facin the drum 4, a pinion 61 the teeth of whic en age between the screws 8 having cylindrica head's, which secure the axes 7 carrying the pawls 5. I

At each revolution of the cam 50, the drum rotates to the extent of one division and thus brings another series of pawls 5 opposite the longitudinal bars 12 of the keyboard.

It will be noted that the coupling sleeve allows to rotate the drum by hand backward or forward.

On the other hand, a rocking lever 153 allows to remove the errors of composition, by setting back the last series of pawls in position of rest.

When the first series of pawls 5 placed in position, that is to sa representing the beginning of the recor ed line, comes to the right-hand side of the machine and begins to act on the transmission levers 62 and 63, arranged in two series in a carrier 64, secured on the support of the ke board 19 (Fi s. 6 and 3), at each rotation o the drum 4, t e two pawls 5 re resenting any letter cause a corresponding ever of the series 62 and the corresponding lever of the series 63, to pivot and t eir rear ends rovided with projections press on the'end o intermediate levers 65 and 66 (Fig. 6). The series 62 of transmitting levers is adapted to control through the-levers 66 (Fig. 3 the apparatus 67 which chooses the matrix y stopping the matrix block so that the matrix carrying the required letter should be opposite the mould; the other series 63 transmits the movement through the levers 65 to the ap aratus 68 which chooses the letter on the c iosen matrix by stoppin the rotation of the latter when the said Tetter is presented opposite the o enin of the mould. The apparatus 6 an 68 as well as their operation are described in Patent No. 1,195,742. The starting of the main shaft and that of the mould are also described in the said patent.

. The pawls 5 are then set back in their position of rest by a shutter 69 (Figs. 1 and 6) t with the member 79 carryin the screw 78 parts which guide it.

nualeo also to reset the shut- 74 mounted on The addition of the thicknesses of theletters recorded on the drum 4 is effected in the following manner:

The cam 39 of the counter 18 is provided on its cylindrical portion' with a groove in which is fitted a roller secured-to the lever 75. The cam at each revolution imparts to this lever 75 amovement from right to left and from left to ri ht, Fi 6. The lever 75 is fitted in a rod 76 whic is actuated by the lever and acts on two clamping screws 77 and 78, by means of levers 82 and 83; one of the screws 77 is fitted in a small frame 33" and the other 78in a member 79 secured on a socket 80 sliding on a central rod 81. The latter constitutes, as will be seen hereafter a bar for measuring the lengths of the lines.

The screws 7 7 and 78 are of reverse pitch; consequently by causing them to rotate in the same direction one of them loosens and the other clamps the central rod 81.

The central rod 81 has a suflicient length for being able to move from right to left accordin longest line and to still remain sufliciently in engagement, on the ri ht-hand side in the or that purpose, this rod is guided at the right-hand side in a tube 84 secured in the two frames 33 and 33" and carr ing at its pg rt w ich guides the member 9 0% the frame 38" is secured the small frame 33 carrying the clamping screw 77 (Fig. 6). Between these two members is arranged a lever 86 (Fig. 14) the end of which nearest the centre, central rod 81 has a thickness greater than that of the widest letter capable of being cast in the machine. This end is interpose between the small frame 33 which is rovided only with a hole for the passage 0 the central rod and between the socket 80 which passes through the frame 33". The socket 80 having a left-hand three are pushed against the lever 86 by a spring 87. The lever 86 is connected by a link 88 to a lever 89 secured on the end of an axis 90 car ing at its other end the lever 40; the first nction of this lever 40, as alread seen, is to act on the tube 30 for moving t e pinion 28 away from the pinion 27. By the movement which is impar ed to t y t e a 39 in it a lever 71 (Fig.-

to a distance equal to rthat of theleft-hand end a su .that all the lines-may be that is to say nearest the first phase of its movement, it acts on the axis 90 and on the lever 89 which pushes back the lever 86 and moves it. away from the central'rod. 81. its bearin 'and under the action of the spring 87 it moves towards the small frame according to a distance ual to the thickness of the sized lever 90. issocket carries externally to the frame 33 a nut 91 placed in front of the member 79. Between this nut 91 and the frame 33" passes the disc 26 of tempered steel which, as above mentioned, carries on its circumference thirteen bosses or projections of different thicknesses, each boss or projection having seven millimeters minus the thickness of a letter. Therefore, if one of these projections is interposed between the frame 33 tent of movement of the socket is equal to thethickness of the corresponding letter. At the time of the advance of the socket 80 the screw 78, is tightened on the central rod 81; the latter efi'ects therefore the same displacement from right to left as the socket 80 and moves consequently according to a distance equal to the thickness of the letter deressed on the keyboard and recorded on the rum 4.

As the disc 26 is controlled bythe longitudinal bars of the keyboard and presents each time the boss corresponding to the de- The socket 80 then loses.

and the nut 91, the expressed letter between the nut 91 and the frame 33", the central rod moves each time according to a distance equal to the value of the letters depressed on the keyboard, the sum of the displacement of the central rod exactly indicates at the end of the composed line .the total length of this line. If the totality of the letters and spaces is smaller than the real length L of the line, the lefthand end. of the central rod indicates the margin to be spaced and it will be explainedhereafter how this indication will be used for obtaining the value of the spaces so exactly. justiiied. bly means of a re This operation is effected reafter.

ducing defies 92 described e re the lever 82 of the clamping screw 77 rocked to the left, that is to say in the unloosened position in which the assage of the central rod through the small rame is possible. On the contrary, the lever 83 of the second screw 78, being pulled towards the left by the s ring 93, holds the screw 78 tightened on t e central rod, so that the latter is connected to the socket 853 and follows the same when the said socket is realized b the lever 80 and moves towards the small frame,- for permitting this movement, the control rod 76 1s provided with a recess 76" in which 1s fitted the end of the lever 83, recess 1n whlch {aha lever 83 can move freely towards the Wh n the cam 89 gets on the lever 75, the

76, in its position of rest, holds latter moves towards the ri ht and draws alongthe control rod 76. e rod 76 first releases the lever 82 which, under the action of its spring 94, tightens the screw 77 on the central rod and holds it in the position in which it has reviously been set. Then the left-hand en of the recess 76 strikes against the end of the lever 83, causes it to rock to the right and loosens the screw 78 which was holding the socket 80 coupled with the central rod 81.. As the movement of the rod 76 roceeds, the lever 83 abuts against the we] of the member 79; the latter is carried along with the socket 80 towards the right and compresses the s ring 93; at the end of the movement, the ever 86 engages between its left-hand end and the small frame and holds it in this position notwithstanding the pressure of the spring 93, until the next movement. When the control rod 76 has arrived at the end of its movement to the right, it comes back to the left still under the action of the lever 75. This rod 7 6 first abandons the end of the lever 83 which, under the action of the spring 93, tightens the screw 78 which connects again the central rod 80 with the socket 81. At the end of its movement to the left the rod 76 pushes the lever 82 and thus eii'ects the loosening of the screw 77 this allowing the central rod to move upon the next movement. As the .cam 39, effects only one revolution at a time, the rod 76 stops and its two movements which have just been described are subsequently repeated upon each depression of a key.

On the disc 26 a boss or projection is reserved for thespaces; the movement of the central rod against this boss or projection is equivalent to the thinnest space used in the body of ty to be com osed. Thus each space recor ed is counted for its minimum of width by the counter, and it receives the necessary supplement upon justification of the line according to the margin which re mains to be spaced and the number of spaces contained in the line. This supplement is automatically determined by a simple movement of a lever which is released at the end of the recording of a line. The central rod is provided at its left-hand end with a finger 95 (Fig. 6) which indicates on a graduated reglet 96 the advance of the line recorded on the drum 4. When nearing the end of the line, it acts on the bell 97, for warning the operator. Between this rod and the rod 98 of. the reducing device 92, a greater or smaller interval remains at the end of the recording operation of a line, in-.

terval representing the margin to be spaced,

that is to say the total value to be regularly;

distributed on the number of spaces. Eac space must therefore receive in addition to its minimum thickness a supplementary thickness; the total thickness must be transmitted on the mould and must adjust its opening according to this thickness at each casting of a space. The reducing device 92 (Fig. 1) is composed of-a vertical support 99 connected withv the counter b means of three axes 100, 100' and 100 ig. 5) and also secured on the keyboard. Through the upper part of this reducin device passes a horizontal support 101 ig. 6) on which slides a carriage 102 earryin another support 103 on which moves para lel to the support 99 a slide-back 104; the latter carries a rule of tempered steel 105 (Figs. 15 and 16) vertically secured. The slide-block 104 is provided at its upper part with a rack 104'- with which gears a inion 106 rigidly mounted on an axis 10 rotating freely in the support 99 and in an upright 108.

On the end of the axis 107 opposite to that carrying pinion 106 is secured a disc 109 provided on its periphery with stop teeth with which a stop pawl 110 comes in engagement; the disc 109 is actuated by a lever 111 provided at its end with a driving pawl 112 (Fig. 5). The lever 111 is carried by the upright 108 and it is connected by a link 113 to a space lever 114 carrying the spacing bar 115 (Fig. 2). By pressing on this bar 15, the driving pawl 112 causes the disc 109 to rotate to the extent of one tooth and the stop pawl 110 holds it in this position. This movement is transmitted by the pinion 106 to the rack of the slide-block 104 carrying the rule 105 which thus moves horizontally at each space depressed on the keyboard, by advancing towards the operation and coming opposite a tooth of a dividing lever 116 (Figs. 15 and 16) which corresponds to pressed. At the second space, the rule 105 is placed 0 posite a tooth which corresponds to one hal the length of the dividing lever, at the third space the rule 105 comes opposite the tooth which corresponds to one third ,4,) of the total length of the dividing lever, at the fourth space the rule 105 is placed opposite one fourth of the length and so on. Consequentlmifat the end of the recording of a line, the end of dividing lever 116 is pushed towards the right. it pushes in front of it the piston 117 with its extension 98 which moves towards the central rod accordmg to a distance equal to the margin which is missing in the line and which must be filled by the spaces. If the line contains only two spaces, the rule 105 being opposite the middle tooth of the lever 116 is pushed according to one half the stroke of its end and pushes the slide 103 which carries it through'the same distance to the right, that is to say the totality of the margin to be spaced will be divided in two portions, one for each space. If the line contains ten spaces, the rule 105 is placed opposite the tenth tooth of the lever 116, the carriage 103 is pushed one tenth the total length screw 118. By the to be spaced, and its position exactly intherack is also stopped; the traction'of the dicates the supplement .of opening to be spring '132'hasf for efl'ect to hold the disc following. manner:

ries it. have been pushed to the light and have diminished I other side. Thisdisc constitutes therefore a interval existing etweendts boss or projec-' to-the mould.

thinnest portion of the-disc 119 is tween the boss given to the mou d for casting theten' spaces. 119 between the projection 1'02 and the belonging to" this line. I i screw 113; .The movement'of the rack 120, The'transmission ofthese respectivedi- I the.- extent of whichis thus determined, is mensions on the mould is 'e'fiected in the transmitted through its other end to y the. parts of the-mouldwhich is inthisway The slide-block 102 carrying the horizon: caused to. be opened to the required extent; tal slide108 bein pushed to the right, the It is obvious that? the position thus given tion 102 and the adjusting screw 118,-is rechangeed beforethe second line begins to be duced to the same extent; in this'interval cast, but it= must be maintained .durin is fitted the endof a disc 119 of rogressiv recording of twoor more lines if thesefiines thickness. "In the position 0 rest, the ontain only a small number oftypes and placed beifthe beginningof the line recorded on the 102. and the screw 118, the drum does not when the carriage second line. In fact, it sometimes happe 103 and with it the carriage 102 which carthat when composing lines of short-length, two or three 111168 are recorded before'the first line begins to act on the casting mechanism It is thereforenecessary to maintain for each line the widths of the spaces determined by the dividing apparatus until these lines are cast in their turn, and after I the the widthof this interval, 5 the disc 119 when rotating stops when both its flanks .come in contactwith the screw 118 on one side and with the boss 102 on the wedge applied on a circular surface which sinks down more or less according to the interval remaining free. The disc 119 is ac; tuated by a rack 120 (Fig.6) mounted on the support 101; this rack gears with a pinion 121 fast on the end of the shaft 122 on whichfthe disc 119 is rigidly mounted.

At the end on the recording of each line, the operator releases a lever 123 which is 136. held b a 'awl 124 in the, cated ig. This lever 123 olds through horizontal position. Each arm is provided a projection 123' a second lever 125 in the with. a piston 138 position illustrated, but as soon as the lever spring 139,the stroke being limited b a 123 is released, it allows the lever 125 pulled stop screw 141. At the end of the recording by a powerful spring 132 to move towards of the line, 125 the'rack'120. During this idle movement, which has the lever 123 connected by a link 126 ton. sto s actor lever 127 releases" the wedge 128 which, an accordin to the number of spaces conpushed by a spring 129, moves to the right tained in the%ine, thisrack-being connected (Fig. 5). By sliding in this-direction its in to a wedge 142 pushes this wedge forward cline pulls on a nut 130 secured on a rod 131 1 to the same extent. The slope of'the wedge which passes through the wedge and is fitted 142 corresponds to the I e in the dividing lever 116. This lever, is The said wedge causes" the. piston 138'toretherefore, drawn by the spring 129 towards enter, the" extent of this movement'being the central rod 81 and its end comesnear equal to the width to be given to the openthe piston 117 of the central rod, before the ,ing of the mould for-.th'e casting of the tion which has been and to give to the tion for the next line. obtained by means of which is iagrammatically' illustrated in Fi' 2 and 11. On the axis 135 of a disc 135 are freely mounted anumber of arms A stoplever 137 holds the first arm given for this same line The result may be after releasing the lever end of the lever 125 has reached the rack .spaoes'. Before the return of the rack,a

' causes the pinion 121 and'the disc 119 to.

120. As the dividing lever 116 by moving brake 143 (Fig. 19) which was held by the towards the central rod 81 has pushed the stop lever 137 connected bv a link to a slide 103' to the right, the distance. between lever 144 is released, firmly presses on the and the screw 118 is thus piston 138 and holds it in the position which to the thickness of the has been given to it by the wed e 142.- The the rack has been stop lever 137, when releasingt e brake 143,

the projection 102 adjusted according spaces and this before reached by. the lever 125.

The-lever 125 pulled by its spring pushes the rack 120 in front of it; The rack 120 am to descend underthe action of its own weight, this am taking the vertical position in which its piston, 138 acts on the rotate, the" latter stopping as soon as it can mould for'adjusting its opening (position I, no longer .pass between the boss 102 and the Fig. 2). It remains in this position as long for the {first line must be.

the

parts the required posi-.

anapparatus133 osition indi .136 opposite thddividingapparatus in a.

ipushed therack 120 and which mg to the margin to be spacedslope of the disc 119.

moves out of-the' way and allows the first" stoppage of the disc 119,

arrive t the transmitting casting of each line, to obliterate the posi- (Fig.11)- pushed by a III) as the first line composed is not entirely cast. In the meanwhile, the second arm II comes, at the end of the recording of the line, hehind the arm I and frequently the arm III does likewise. If, during the recording of the fourth' line, the first ine is cast and its casting finished, it is necessary to remove the arm I which has acted on the mould during the castingof the first line from the osition I and to re lace it b the arm which is in the position I and be ongs to the second .recorded line. This change is efl'ected by a two-arm lever 147 rotating about the axis 135. This lever 14? is illustrated in Fig. 2 in position of rest. 'I-he said lever 147 is actuated by a pinion mounted on its huh which is not shown in the drawing. This pinion is actuated by the composing stick 148 which, at the end of each cast line, b transporting it in the known manner in tile galley, causes the pinion and lever 147 to make half a revolution in the direction of the arrow. The lever 147 carries a paw 146, whilst the arms 136 are provided with correspondin spring pins 149. These pins move throng disc 134 (Fig. 11% and this groove is provided with amino ine which causes the pin to project outside when the arm 136 is in position II. Consequently, when the lever 147 makes half arevolution, the pawl 146 placed behind the pin 149 of the arm 136, occupying the position I, .draws along the latter u to the position of the finger 147, from w ere it falls by its own7we1ght and comes behind the arm horizontally arranged. The in 149 of, the arm occupying the position and pushed in the position then the finger 147" comes back to its initial position of rest. The other end of the lever 147, provided with the pawl 146, comes behind the pin 149 of the arm which is now in the osition I and remains in this position unti the second line is cast and sent in the galley 151 and so on.

From the foregoing, it will be easily see that the value of the spaces can be recorded for several lines without otherwise troubling about the same, conm'dering the setting out of each cast line determines the replace-- ment of the arm bearing the value of the spaces for the next line.

In order to be able to compose several t pes in the same line, the counter 18 ,(Fig. 1% has four cylinders 24 each belonging to a difierent type. One or the other of these cylinders can be placed at will in the working position and thus the thicknesses of the various types contained in the same line can be added.

. The operati'onof the whole is the'foll'owy depressing a key of the keyboard 19, two or more pawls 5 of the drum 4 are is engaged b the finger 147,-

placed in operative position and represent the letter on the key of the keyboard. At

the same time a disc 26 of the counter 18 is stopped in its rotary movement and presents t at of its bosses or projections corresponding to the thickness of the depressed letter between theframe 33 and the movmeans of the screw 3 ration on the keyboard and the total advance of the con-1 tral rod representsthe length of the l corded line, or in other words the totality of the thicknesses of the letters contained in the recorded line.

a circular groove 150 of the, At each operation, the counter actson the coupling of the cam 50 and of the worm 52 whlch cause the drum to rotate, to the extent of one division and place another series of pawls 5 o positethe are 12 of the key board 19. ach series of pawls 5 havi thus received a position the whole of whi dfi represents the letters of a line. composed on the keyboard, these pawls move towards the transmitting levers 62 and 63 which act-on the control apparatuses of the main shaft of the machine and of the mould. The bell 97 struck by the central rod 81 warns the" operator that he is near the end of the line. At this moment, the operator terminates his the carriage 102 of the dividing device 92 is moved againstt-he wedge-disc 119; the latter by rotatin records the. value of the spaces. This va no is transmitted by the rack 120 and 'the wedge 142 on the space register 133 (Fig. 2) which transmits it to the mould during all the time necessitated by the casting of the line to which these spaces-belong. I

At the end of the recording of a line, and after having released the ever 123 and having-set it back to its initial sition, the operator depresses the key of t e keyboard w ich indicates the end of the line recorded on the drum 4; this causing the cast line to start towards the galley 151. These op.- erations are repeated for each new line;

from the time the first line has begun to act 106 line, either by completing the last word, or

at each depression ofa new key and the castin takes place at .the same time as the recor ing.

Claims.

1. In a machine for castingand settin movable type, a registering drum being he low inside turning on itself, organs carried by this drum capable of takin an activeor an inactive position, a keyboar disposed inside this drum which can agitate these organs in order to place them. in an operative position, means actioned by said organs to start the casting mechanism.

2. In a machine for castin anrltsetting movable type a registering rum urning' on itself, paw carried by this drum ca able of taking an active and an inactive posltion, a keyboard which can work on these pawls in order to place them in an operative position for starting the casting mechanism.

3. In a'machine for casting and setting movable type, a registering drum turnin on itself and guided exteriorly by rollers, a eyboard inside of this drum pawls carried by the drum which can be placed in an active position or an inactive position by the key card, means by which these pawls action.

on the casting mechanism.

4. In a machine for setting'and casting movable type, a registering drum turnin on itself and ided exteriorly by rollers, a eyboard at t e inside of this drum, articulated pawls carried by the drum -which can be placed in an active position by the keyboard, a spring arrangement keeping said pawls in active position, means by which these pawls action on the casting mechanism.

5. In a machine for casting and setting movable type, a keiboard, a registering drum of the letters st-ru on this keyboard, means by which said drum causes each time that a letter is depressed the stop ing of the matrices before the mold and t e starting of the casting mechanism.

6. In a machine for castin and composing movable t pe,'a keyboar a re drum of the etters depressed on t is kei- Joard, a rotating disk representing the thic ness of the letters, means b which the keyboard actions on this-dis and means by which the counter causes the .drum to rotate a to the extent of one division.

7. In'a machine for casting and setting movable ty, e,a,keyboard,a re storing drum recording t e letters depresse on the keg;-

eoard, arotating disk representing the thic storing a this drum, a rotating disk, means for placing in anactive position at each depressment of the key certain pawls and means. for action on the counter.

9. In a machine for casting and setting movable type, a keyboard, a drum, pawls registering the letters de ressed carried by this drum, a counting met iani'sm, means for placing in' an active position at each depress ing o a key certain awls, means for action on the counter an means by which the counter advances the drum.

10. In a machine for casting and setting movable type, a keyboard, a drum registering the depressed letters, a countin mechanism, means by which the ke boar actions this counter, means by which t e thickness of the de ressed letter is indicated on the counter an a device measuring this thickness.

11. In a machine for casting and setting movable type, a keyboard,a drum registering the depressed letters, a counting mechanism, a rotating cylinder forming part of this mechanism, means for stopp' g this cylinder at each de ression, an emboswd dlSk the thickness 0 which corresponds to the width of the letters, av measuring rod advancing against the projections and adjusting b its successive advancement the thickness 0 the letters of the line.

12. In a machine for settin and casting movable type, a keyboard, a

width of the letters, a measuring rod and means for advancing this rod against the projection. V

'14. In a machine for casting and setting movable type, a rotating registering a keyboard, a counter havlng a lura ity of r .tating cylinders, a series of overs and engagingm the end of each cylinder stepped roLec'tions for this lever commanded by the ey card, a disk corres onding with each of the above cylinders and having projections, the thickness of which correspond with the width of the letters, a measuring rod and means for advancing this rod against the projections.

15. In a machine for casti and setting movable type, a ke board, a registering the depressed etters, a counting mechruin registcrmg the depressed letters, a counting mechathe keyboard, means for measuring the the letters a anism, m'eans ior actioning this counter by the keyboard, means forming art of this counter for indicating at once t e thickness of the de ressed letter, a measuring rod registering t is thickness, a device for regulating the exact advancement and the stopping of this measuring rod with each letter.

16. I a machine for registering andsetting movable type, a keyboard, a drum registermg the depressed letters, a counting mechanism, a rotating cylinder forming part of this mechanism means for stopping the cylinder at each depression, a dis having projections, the thickness of which corresponds with the width of the letters, a measuring rod advancing against these projections and a stem of screws engagmgigr setting free sai rod, a cam for comman g these screws.

17. In a machine for casting and setting movable type, a keyboard, a drum registerby ing the depressed letters, a counting mechanism, a rotating cylinder forming part of this mechanism, means for stop ing this cylinder at each depression, a d1 having projections, the thlcknem of which corresponds with the width'of the letters, a measuring rod advancin against these projections and a system 0 screws engaging or setting free said measuring rod, a cam for commanding these screws, a socket sliding over this rod, pressure means functioning alternately.

18. In a machine for casting and setting movable type, a keyboard, a drum registering the depressed letters, a counting mechanism, a rotating cylinder forming part of this mechanism, means for stopiing this cylinder at each depression, a di having projections, the thickness of which corresponds with the width of the letters, a measuring rod-.advancin against these projections and a s stem 0 screws immobilizmg or setting ree this measuring rod a cam for commanding these screws, a See et sliding over this r two pressure screws commanded automatically by means started by the keyboard. v

19. In a machine for casting and setting movable type, a keyboard, a drum register ing the letters depressed on the keyboard, a counting mechanism actioned b the keyboard, means for measuring the t ickness of dividing stem regulating the mold for the spaces, a ividin ever having stepped projections, a rule ac uated by the levies acting on the opening members of the mo 20. In a machine for castin and setting movable type, a keyboard, a rum for recording the letters de ressed on the ke board, a counting mec anism actuated y thickness of the letters, a dividin system automatically determining the oi nuance the spaces, means for opening the mould to a correspondin extent.

21. In a mac ine for castin movable type a keyboard, a rum for recording the etters depressed on the keyboard, a counting mec lanism actuated by the keyboard, means for measuring the thickness of the letters, a dividing s stem adjusting the mould for the spaces, a 1v1d-' ing lever carryin stepped projections, a rule actuated by the lever and acting on the opening members of the mould. y

22. In a machine for casting and setting movable type a keyboard, a drum for .r'ecording the ettersfdepressed on the ke board, a counting mechanism actuated bfi' t e keyboard, means for measuring the thic ness of the letters, a dividing system adjusting the mould for the spaces, a dividing lever car ing stepped pro ections, a-rule actuated lever, a carnage, a fixed abutment, a wedge-disc fitting between the receding members for determining the opening of the mould. a

23. In a machine for castin and setting movable type, a keyboard, a rum for recording the letters depressed on the kieyboa d, a counting mechanism actuatedb e key oard, means for measuring the t ickness of the letters, a dividing system, a device recording the 8 aces for several lines.

24. In a machine or castin and setting movable type, a keyboard, a for recording the letters de ressed on the keyboard, a counting mec anism actuated by the keyboard means for measuring the thickness of the letters, a dividing system a device recording the 3 aces for several lines, and comprising a isc, rotary arms and istons on these arms for acting on the mou d. Y I

25. In a machine for casting and setting movable type, a keyboard, a drum re rmg the letters depressed on this key ard, a counting mechanism actioned by e keyboard, means for measuring the thickness of the letters, a dividin system regulating automatically the widtfi of the s aces, a dividing lever having stepped pro ections, a rule actuated by the lever, a carriage, a fixed abutment, a wedged disk engaging between the preceding members for determinin the size of the spaces.

26. a machine for casting and setting movable type, a keyboard, a drum re 'stering the letters depressed on this key ard, a counting mechanism," actioned by this keyboard, means for measuring the thickness of the letters, a dividing svstem, a registering device of the spaces for several lines 27. In a machine for castin and setting movable type, a keyboard, a rum re terrng the letters depressed on this ke oard, a counting mechanism actioned by the keyoard, means for measuring the thickness of and settingthe letters, a' dividin system, a registering device of the spaces or' several lines having a disk, rotative arms, istons on these arms .for acting on the mo] 28. In a, machine for casting and setting movable type, a keyboard, a drum refiiostering the letters depressed on the ke ard, a counting mechanism actuated by e keyboard, means for measuring the thickness of 10 the letters, a system, a registering device for the spaces of several lines having a disk, rotative arms istons on these arms for acting on the moi means for substitutin thefse arms one for}1 another.f

e oregolng speci cation 0 my process and devices for recording .a set up line on a machine for casting and settin movable type signed by me this 2nd day of ay 1923.

FRANZ SCHIMMEL.

.for acting on the mo! 28. In a machine for casting and setting movable type, a keyboard, a drum regios ering the letters depressed on the ke ard,

a counting mechanism actuated by t a keyboard, means for measuring the thiclmess of 10 the letters, a system, a registering Certificate of Correction.

It is hereby certified that Letters Patent No. 1,553,190, granted September 8,

device for the spaces of several lines having a disk, rotative arms istons on these arms for acting on the mo means for substituting these arms one for another.

The foregoing specification of my Process 15 and devices for recording .a set up me on a machine for casting and settinglmovable type signed by me this 2nd day of ay 1923.

FRANZ SGHIMMEL.

.1925, upon the application of Franz Schimmel of Tournon, France, for an improvement in Processes and Casting and Setting Movable Type, Schimmel, been issued to Sooiete dE'aiploitatz'on as the assignee of the entire interest of assignments in this oflice;

Devices for Recording Set-Up 0 were erroneously issued to the inventor, said whereas said Letters as owner of said invention,

Bre'vets F. Schzmmel, of Nancy, F mace,

ties

in said invent-ion as shown and that the said Letters Patent should be read with Lines of Machines for Patent should have by the records I this correction therein that the same may conform to the record ot the case in the {Patent Oflice. Signed and sealed this 15th day of December,

Certificate of Correction.

It is hereby certified that Letters Patent No. 1,553,190, granted September 8, 1925, upon the application of Franz Schimmel, of Tournon, France, for an improvement in Processes and Devices for Recording Set-Up Lines of Machines for Casting and Setting Movable Type, were erroneously issued to the inventor, said Schimmel, as owner of said invention, whereas said Letters Patent should have been issued to Societe dl'iwploz'iation (les Bre'vets I". Schz'mmei, of Nancy, France, as the assignee of the entire interest in said invention as shown by the records of assignments in this office; and that the said Letters Patent should he read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this 15th day of December, A. D. 1925.

[sun] WM. A. KINNAN,

Acting Commissioner of Patents. 

